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he is too much like benedict, and he might look like benedict light. i'm trying to knock down all the front-runners because i think our best hope for a pope like john xxiii is -- a long -- >> i think a chubby pope would be -- i don't think governor christie is available for this particular line of work, although he's a fellow religious. i want to get back to you, linda. i read your column all the time, and i think your values are a tad to my right, a tad or a half a tad. that's all right. i know you're smiling because it's true. let's talk about this. a lot of people who aren't catholic are wondering why we're talking about this. 1.2 billion people in the catholic church. it's a loud church to be heard from, and it tends to be a bulwark of belief. it isn't a pr church. it does what it believes. the question is what it believes. does it have to be refined? the role of women is not the same as the role of women 2,000 years ago in any society. why can't women be priests? >> i would be the first to lead that parade. i'm just saying -- all i'm really saying
he is too much like benedict, and he might look like benedict light. i'm trying to knock down all the front-runners because i think our best hope for a pope like john xxiii is -- a long -- >> i think a chubby pope would be -- i don't think governor christie is available for this particular line of work, although he's a fellow religious. i want to get back to you, linda. i read your column all the time, and i think your values are a tad to my right, a tad or a half a tad. that's all right....
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the pope benedict xvi had that. >> pelley: cardinal timothy dolan. in 2008 during a visit to the united states, pope benedict xvi did something unprecedented. in a closed meeting in washington, d.c. he met members of the church who had been sexually abused at the hands of priests. seth doane met with one of those people, the people in that meeting, today. >> i remember looking autothese stained glass windows going "god help me, this isn't happening" while he was fondling me grabbing me. >> reporter: you were just 11 at the time? >> yes. >> reporter: bernie mcdade said he was sexually abused by a priest when he was an altar boy at st. james in salem massachusetts. >> quite frankly i was brought up as a catholic to think that these people were good-- good in nature. and all i'd been surrounded by is deception. >> reporter: investigating sex abuse was among the assignments for then-cardinal ratzinger during his more than 20 years in the vatican office that deals with church discipline. but he was criticized for not moving quickly to defrock priests who
the pope benedict xvi had that. >> pelley: cardinal timothy dolan. in 2008 during a visit to the united states, pope benedict xvi did something unprecedented. in a closed meeting in washington, d.c. he met members of the church who had been sexually abused at the hands of priests. seth doane met with one of those people, the people in that meeting, today. >> i remember looking autothese stained glass windows going "god help me, this isn't happening" while he was fondling...
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he said remember who pope benedict xiv is. he is, before he was the pope, he joseph ratzinger, and a profe professor. that's what he wanted to do in retirement. they is a theologian in part, so it's not surprised in that regard. pope watched the church deal with that difficulty as well as the scandals that many felt that they were flat-footed in responding to. >> well, again they're going to be conclave after the 28th. we'll know for the new season of easter who the new pope will be. ann, thanks so much. >>> so another horrific incident of gun violence, this time in delaware. a man shot his wife and a new woman at the newcastle courthouse this morning. the suspect also wounded two police officers. the suspect killed by police. >>> here's a look at what else is topping the news. the lapd is over a record $1 million reward to find chris dorner. the lapd says they will reopened the investigation that led to his firing. he's wanted for a killing spree in revenge for his dismissal. >>> hundreds of school districts canceled classes
he said remember who pope benedict xiv is. he is, before he was the pope, he joseph ratzinger, and a profe professor. that's what he wanted to do in retirement. they is a theologian in part, so it's not surprised in that regard. pope watched the church deal with that difficulty as well as the scandals that many felt that they were flat-footed in responding to. >> well, again they're going to be conclave after the 28th. we'll know for the new season of easter who the new pope will be. ann,...
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pope benedict xvi becomes the first pope in six centuries to resign. allen pizzey in vatican city with what happens now. mark phillips on who might be next. tensions are high after reported sightings of the most wanted man in california. bill whitaker reports on the dragnet. we now know what a massive tornado left behind in mississippi -- >> that is big! >> pelley: while in new england they're counting the losses from the record blizzard. and cliff romesha receives the medal of honor. he tells david martin how he earned the highest award for valor. >> reporter: the citation says there were 400 enemy soldiers. >> and we had 52 great americans. didn't seem fair to them. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. when the news got out today, catholics all over the world were asking whether they had heard correctly. something that just doesn't happen just did: a pope resigned. pope benedict xvi, 85 years old and frail, told a meeting of cardinals today he no longer has the physical and mental stre
pope benedict xvi becomes the first pope in six centuries to resign. allen pizzey in vatican city with what happens now. mark phillips on who might be next. tensions are high after reported sightings of the most wanted man in california. bill whitaker reports on the dragnet. we now know what a massive tornado left behind in mississippi -- >> that is big! >> pelley: while in new england they're counting the losses from the record blizzard. and cliff romesha receives the medal of...
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because we've been here since pope benedict decided to step down. i said before you go back to your real lives and i'm not bothering you to be on tv anymore, imagine waking up and yesterday you were this humble cardinal who lived in a small apartment and cooked your own meals and today you're waking up as the leader of 1.2 billion catholics. can you fathom that, father sm? >> i can't imagine. the rest of rome is celebrating. we have about 120 residents in our seminary. we slept in a little bit and had a celebration of mass. >> what's sleeping in, like 6:00. >> an extra hour. like 6:00. had an extra lunch. we're celebrating with conversation. the rest of the city is celebrating. for francis i, if i were him, i would be on my knees a lot in these first days. that's the first thing he did. he went to visit a church and to pray and ask for heavenly grace to help him in his had you mission. >> when you say the weight of the world on your shoulders, it's almost unfathomable. our friend george weigel talked about this sort of thing, a tipping point in the
because we've been here since pope benedict decided to step down. i said before you go back to your real lives and i'm not bothering you to be on tv anymore, imagine waking up and yesterday you were this humble cardinal who lived in a small apartment and cooked your own meals and today you're waking up as the leader of 1.2 billion catholics. can you fathom that, father sm? >> i can't imagine. the rest of rome is celebrating. we have about 120 residents in our seminary. we slept in a...
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pope benedict xvi is doing what no pope has done in 719 years. he has decided to ab -- he was elevated to the papacy after the death of pope john paul ii. news of this is reverb rating around the country and around the world. nearly one quarter of the united states, 74 million americans, are catholic, and worldwide there are 1.1 billion members of the church. >> encompassing a range of issues from contraception to policy. the timing of the announcement comes as a surprise. just two days before ash wednesday, which marks the start of the lentin season, the holyist period on the catholic calendar. joining us from washington, the host of msnbc's "hardball" chris matthews, and contributor and washington post columnist e.j. deon. chris, my colleague, the light in the darkness on many things political. >> right. >> what do you make of this announcement coming as it does two days before ash wednesday? it seems like a major surprise. to what degree do you think the catholic church will seize on this as a moment to pivot? >> you may think so, but i don't
pope benedict xvi is doing what no pope has done in 719 years. he has decided to ab -- he was elevated to the papacy after the death of pope john paul ii. news of this is reverb rating around the country and around the world. nearly one quarter of the united states, 74 million americans, are catholic, and worldwide there are 1.1 billion members of the church. >> encompassing a range of issues from contraception to policy. the timing of the announcement comes as a surprise. just two days...
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i don't think i'm exaggerating when i say that pope benedict shocked the world announcing his resign that is. the last was pope gregory the 12th before the cubs won their last world series. he said he no longer that the mental and physical strength to carry out his responsibilities approximately many believe there is more to the story. this pope has been incredibly difficult vicive, many say complicit in covering up the church's sexual abuse scandal. he opposed homosexuality doesn't believe women should ever become priests and is against modern medicine, including stem cell research. many moidores were angered when the vatican attacked american nuns. >> john fugelsang host of viewpoint's father was a franciscan monk before marrying a nun. >> the pope has been a part of your life i'm guessing since you were a small boy. you had to be surprised today. >> i was completely shocked. i was up very early doing an appearance on bill press's show here and his producer told me about it. i never would have seen this coming. he has been pope for a long time. many consider him to have been the po
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would be announ-- pope benedict announced his resignation. >> what will the pope do? he could become the most distinguished walmart greeter of all time. >>>, wi >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." nae north korea held its third nuclear test. >> president obama will in fact discuss the nuclear test during his state of the union address tonight. the president will say it merely isolates north korea even more. now the north says it tested a lighter, miniaturized nuclear device underground at its northeastern test site. margaret brennan is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nora and charlie. president obama is calling the test a highly provacative act. he condemned it in a statement overnight saying north korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program constitutes a threat to u.s. national security and to international peace and security. north korea has been warning for weeks that it was about to test its nuclear arsenal. on tuesday morning, it exploded a bomb in a facility one kilometer underground near the same location of its nuclear test in
would be announ-- pope benedict announced his resignation. >> what will the pope do? he could become the most distinguished walmart greeter of all time. >>>, wi >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." nae north korea held its third nuclear test. >> president obama will in fact discuss the nuclear test during his state of the union address tonight. the president will say it merely isolates north korea even more. now the north says it tested a lighter,...
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the news comes a day after benedict's surprise announcement of his resignation. allen pizzey's in vatican city with more on what's leading the phone step down. >> reporter: declining health may have been a major fac facintroducing pope benedict xvi's decision to step down. he's been wearing a pacemaker for several years and had an operation barely three months ago to change the battery. add that to the strain of dealing with the sex abuse scandal and it took a toll. another thing that came out, last august the pope ordered work to begin on renovating an old can vent building any -- convent building at vatican city where he's going to live. his last major public performance will be ash wednesday. he cannot take part in the conclave, however. that has to be done by the cardinal without his influence at all. >> monsignor fig uerido joins us from vatican city. good morning. >> good morning. good afternoon from rome. >> are you there in rome. yes. >> good afternoon indeed. >> yes. and what's going on there now? the vatican? >> yesterday took us by great surprise. we w
the news comes a day after benedict's surprise announcement of his resignation. allen pizzey's in vatican city with more on what's leading the phone step down. >> reporter: declining health may have been a major fac facintroducing pope benedict xvi's decision to step down. he's been wearing a pacemaker for several years and had an operation barely three months ago to change the battery. add that to the strain of dealing with the sex abuse scandal and it took a toll. another thing that...
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benedict leaves behind a church marred by sexual abuse. his own legacy tainted by questions surrounding his role in the cover-up of that abuse. a new hbo documentary tells the story of one of the most notorious sexual abuse cases in the catholic church. according to the court and church documents, father lawrence murphy, a headmaster at a school for the deaf in wisconsin raped and molested as many as 200 deaf boys throughout the '50s, '60s and '70s. decades later one of murphy's victims, terry kohut filed a lawsuit against the vatican naming pope benedict, previously northern as cardinal ratzinger as a defendant. as cardinal ratzinger served as the head of the powerful congregation for the doctrine of the faith, an office known in earlier years as the inquisition. church records indicate ratzinger was aware of father murphy's abuse, yet murphy remained a priest until his death in 1998. of course, murphy was just the tip of the iceberg. in fact, as the documentary reports, from 2001 on, every single priest sexual abuse case came directly to
benedict leaves behind a church marred by sexual abuse. his own legacy tainted by questions surrounding his role in the cover-up of that abuse. a new hbo documentary tells the story of one of the most notorious sexual abuse cases in the catholic church. according to the court and church documents, father lawrence murphy, a headmaster at a school for the deaf in wisconsin raped and molested as many as 200 deaf boys throughout the '50s, '60s and '70s. decades later one of murphy's victims, terry...
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no more tweaking for benedict. i just wonder how much of a tweeter he was. >> not much of one, although he had a lot of followers. 1.5 million or just under 2 million, something like that. he has only tweeted a handful of times. i don't think that was a particular media success as far as the vatican policy goes. hopefully the next pope will also start tweeting again, possibly a bit more frequently. we while, this pope is engaged in his last duty as pontiff, beating the cardinals, really a last goodbye before he leaves the vatican -- meeting the cardinals, really the last goodbye before he leaves the vatican. he will be getting on a helicopter at 4:00 gmt, saying a final farewell to people who will undoubtedly have gathered there. and that is it. gmt, he will no longer be the leader of the catholic church. that does not mean that no one is leading the vatican. the effective secretary of state here at the vatican will have an interim role to make sure that everything is functioning until the election of the new pope,
no more tweaking for benedict. i just wonder how much of a tweeter he was. >> not much of one, although he had a lot of followers. 1.5 million or just under 2 million, something like that. he has only tweeted a handful of times. i don't think that was a particular media success as far as the vatican policy goes. hopefully the next pope will also start tweeting again, possibly a bit more frequently. we while, this pope is engaged in his last duty as pontiff, beating the cardinals, really a...
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. >>> speculation over who will lead the catholic church now that pope benedict xvi announced the historic resignation. >> he'll go from wearing a robe all day to wearing a robe all day. >>> president obama will announce a year from today, the united states will have 34,000 fewer troops in afghanistan. >>> all that -- >> the westminster dog show is back. >> to keep mice from overrunning their mistress's boudoirs. >> top ten questions on the application to become a "sports illustrated" swimsuit model. >> how would brent musburger describe you. >> >> clint's son colin stole the show. >> colinkohl pope benedict xvi announced his resignation. >> what will he do for work? he could become the walmart greeter. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." north korea defied the country again, the foreign ministry is threatening measures of greater ear intensity. >> bill plante confirmed president obama will discuss the during nuclear test during his state ofnion add the union tonight, the president will say it merely isolates north korea even more.t the north says it tested a de lig
. >>> speculation over who will lead the catholic church now that pope benedict xvi announced the historic resignation. >> he'll go from wearing a robe all day to wearing a robe all day. >>> president obama will announce a year from today, the united states will have 34,000 fewer troops in afghanistan. >>> all that -- >> the westminster dog show is back. >> to keep mice from overrunning their mistress's boudoirs. >> top ten questions on the...
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. >>> today pope benedict xvi surprised the world by becoming the first pontiff in more than 700 years to abdicate as head of the catholic church. nbc joins us live from rome. we know that the pope's doctor had advised him against taking any more transatlantic trips. but is there any specific illness or condition that may have led the pope to make this announcement just apart from his age? >> reporter: well, martin, there was a lot of speculation, of course, about what was really behind this decision, and a spokesperson this morning during a press conference he called after he said he didn't even know about his abdication, he just called this press conference and said, look, the pope is not ill or he doesn't have any particular illness and there's nothing behind his decision apart from what he said, which is he's really too tired to carry on with the duties as a pontiff and as an 85-year-old man, any 85-year-old man will find it harsh to go through a schedule like the one the pope has to go through during his pontiff cat. if you think about the number of trips he's taking, the neck one
. >>> today pope benedict xvi surprised the world by becoming the first pontiff in more than 700 years to abdicate as head of the catholic church. nbc joins us live from rome. we know that the pope's doctor had advised him against taking any more transatlantic trips. but is there any specific illness or condition that may have led the pope to make this announcement just apart from his age? >> reporter: well, martin, there was a lot of speculation, of course, about what was really...
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benedict xvi also took off that papal ring that you see on his finger. and tonight, it has been scratched with an "x" across the face so no one else can ever use his papal seal. and then, he turned and walked back into his new life, his academic life, with his books, his piano, his beloved cat awaiting him, as the bells tolled to mark his final day. and they are the same bells that filled the air on his first day as pope eight years ago. so, now it is time for the great debate about a new pope and a new day for the ancient church.
benedict xvi also took off that papal ring that you see on his finger. and tonight, it has been scratched with an "x" across the face so no one else can ever use his papal seal. and then, he turned and walked back into his new life, his academic life, with his books, his piano, his beloved cat awaiting him, as the bells tolled to mark his final day. and they are the same bells that filled the air on his first day as pope eight years ago. so, now it is time for the great debate about a...
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pope benedict issued a stern warning. at ash wednesday, the pontiff was interrupted repeatedly by applause. and it will step down at the end of february. >> on ash wednesday catholics remember the body is mortal. this is the last mass he will celebrate as pope. they had to remove the service from a much smaller church in rome. a measure of how deeply this has moved to the faithful. whatever he says will carry enormous symbolic significance. it will be a kind of legacy statement. will this influence retire with him? he will live inside this former monastery. is there a danger his presence will undermine the credibility or legitimacy of his successor? will there be two popes in the vatican. this morning crowds gathered for the usual wednesday audience, among them a party of schoolchildren. >> it is quite an honor, especially since one of the last coverings. it is quite special to be here. >> it was once said the pope lack charisma. nobody says it now. hock has given way to a boisterous and affection. he said this was for th
pope benedict issued a stern warning. at ash wednesday, the pontiff was interrupted repeatedly by applause. and it will step down at the end of february. >> on ash wednesday catholics remember the body is mortal. this is the last mass he will celebrate as pope. they had to remove the service from a much smaller church in rome. a measure of how deeply this has moved to the faithful. whatever he says will carry enormous symbolic significance. it will be a kind of legacy statement. will this...
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pope benedict xvi saying he is stepping down. a move that took even his closest advisers by surprise and sets the stage for a new era in the catholic church and its bun billion catholics around the world. the 85-year-old pontiff says he doesn't have the strength to continue his duties in the church and will step down at the opened the month. his -- some cardinals not understanding what he said. we're seeing the same reaction from catholics all over the world, including here in the united states, the new york archbishop said he was startled. >> every catholic feels close to the pope. we call him our holy father. it's like watching your own dad get old and admit he is not up to all the duties of being the head of a family. >> the vatican stressing there's no specific medical condition that led to the resignation but the pope's advancing age. he has cut up to on his travel and moves down the aisle on a moving platform, sometimes using a cane. when he was elected nearly eight years after, benedict became the oldest pope chosen in 300
pope benedict xvi saying he is stepping down. a move that took even his closest advisers by surprise and sets the stage for a new era in the catholic church and its bun billion catholics around the world. the 85-year-old pontiff says he doesn't have the strength to continue his duties in the church and will step down at the opened the month. his -- some cardinals not understanding what he said. we're seeing the same reaction from catholics all over the world, including here in the united...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: pope benedict the sixteenth bade an emotional public farewell today and then left the vatican in a white helicopter bound for the papal summer residence. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the end of benedict's papacy and the coming conclave to select a new pontiff, from john allen in rome. >> brown: then, we update the wikileaks case, after army private bradley manning pleads guilty to leaking classified material, but not to aiding the enemy. >> woodruff: ray suarez examines the u.s. promise to provide food and medical aid to opposition forces in syria. >>rown: frede sam lazaro reports on the plight of women in turkey, where economic opportunity has not translated into freedom from discrimination or abuse. >> by some measures, turkey ranks among the worst places in the world for women: women are less educated than men. half of all turkish women report having suffered some form of domestic violence. >> woodruff: and we turn to violence against women
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: pope benedict the sixteenth bade an emotional public farewell today and then left the vatican in a white helicopter bound for the papal summer residence. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the end of benedict's papacy and the coming conclave to select a new pontiff, from john allen in rome. >> brown: then, we update the...
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the papacy of benedict. >> you go to the catholic church and you hear the same thing every sunday. at the evangelical church, you always see -- hear some great new sermon. >> the catholic church is waking up to the challenge from evangelicals and increasing secularism. revival groups use music and dedicated tv channels to win over hearts, focusing particularly on the young. brazil is not about to lose its status as the world's number one catholic country. the people here want the church and the pope -- a church and of hope more relevant to their daily lives -- and a pope more relevant to their daily lives. >> then israeli government has announced the body of the late president -- the venezuelan government has announced the body of the late president will lie in state another seven days to give his supporters another chance to pay their respects. vice-president nicolas maduro says mr. chavez's body will be embalmed. broadcasts today's to a close. you can continue watching for constant updates around the globe on our 24-hour news network. check for local listings. you can watch -- re
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with the park throwing in the papal towel towel experts question the legacy of god and benedict the sixteenth and the sex abuse scandals plaguing the catholic church worldwide. here is false as well in not that time called the presidential palace in cairo with chad gas and water cannons as a self-styled out of his group emerges as a key player in the controversial street project. does iran hold a new round of talks with atomic inspections or holder and how a lack of basic medicine due to sanctions has many allies in the country by its read. this is coming to the line for hello and welcome. a wave of shock has tried in the catholic world after paul benedict around who will step down from office and then to the monks in the first papal abdication inside trees the development followed a series of allegations about the point of trying to hush up sex abuse scandals plaguing the catholic church across the globe on a hostile. well it's described by one cardinal as a lightning bolt from a clear blue sky it certainly caught some of benedict's most senior advisers on the hope his spokes person said tha
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any encouragement, though, or any encouraging signs that you've seen from the transition from pope benedict to pope francis and the way that he has offered himself as the leader of the catholic church that provides that hope that you need to move forward with these conversations about trying to make sure that that transparency is there, that predator priests are revealed and that any of those covered-up files, decades old, are brought forward and they can see the light? >> well, certainly, you know, we're just like everybody else. who can't be impressed with the pope's personal humility and his compassion for the poor and the disenfranchised. i mean there are a lot of encouraging things about him as an individual and him regarding the symbolism of his first months in office. and it should be noted that the last time the vatican took a truly global initiative about clergy sex abuse was in 2001 when pope benedict said send all those reports to rome. which, you know, wasn't a step forward, that was actually damage control. so, sure, this is better than nothing and it is indeed a start, but the
any encouragement, though, or any encouraging signs that you've seen from the transition from pope benedict to pope francis and the way that he has offered himself as the leader of the catholic church that provides that hope that you need to move forward with these conversations about trying to make sure that that transparency is there, that predator priests are revealed and that any of those covered-up files, decades old, are brought forward and they can see the light? >> well,...
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certainly one presumes pope benedict xvi will not be seeking that. but in terms of what the reality on the ground is going to be, i would say we simply to wait to see how this is going to play out. >> brown: you mentioned behind the the scenes and i want to go back to the speech he made yesterday that got so much attention where he referred t the great weight of the office, the moments that weren't easy. is that being read as direct references to behind-the-scenes troubles? to various scandals? and behind-the-scenes jockeying for what happens next? >> i think certainly in part it's being read that way. it is no secret that benedict's papacy has been dogged by a series of meltdowns and controversies and crises from the very beginning. one can think about the 2006 eech he gave that ignited a firestorm of protests across the islamic toward the cause celebre in 2009 over the lifting of the excommunication of the holocaust denying traditionalist bishop. to even in recent days a sensational allegations in roman papers of the gay lobby inside the vatican an
certainly one presumes pope benedict xvi will not be seeking that. but in terms of what the reality on the ground is going to be, i would say we simply to wait to see how this is going to play out. >> brown: you mentioned behind the the scenes and i want to go back to the speech he made yesterday that got so much attention where he referred t the great weight of the office, the moments that weren't easy. is that being read as direct references to behind-the-scenes troubles? to various...
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pope benedict officially steps down february 28. then the college of cardinals will meet in a papal conclave held in the sistine chapel to elect a new pope. by vatican law, all cardinals under 80 at the time of voting are allowed to cast a ballot. 118 now meet that standard. >> without doubt, this is an historic moment. right now 1.2 billion catholics the world over are holding their breath. >> suarez: benedict himself will have no official role in choosing his own successor, but 67, more than half the voting-he will vibl cardinals, were appointed by him including the archbishop of washington cardinal donald whirl. >> we will be looking for someone who is a very articulate voice in that continuity. but i think we also will be looking for someone who will carry on the spiritual traditions that pope benedict has so focused on. >> suarez: more than half the current cardinals come from europe but more than half the world's catholics now live in africa and latin america. already there's speculation the next pontiff may be the first non-e
pope benedict officially steps down february 28. then the college of cardinals will meet in a papal conclave held in the sistine chapel to elect a new pope. by vatican law, all cardinals under 80 at the time of voting are allowed to cast a ballot. 118 now meet that standard. >> without doubt, this is an historic moment. right now 1.2 billion catholics the world over are holding their breath. >> suarez: benedict himself will have no official role in choosing his own successor, but...
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conclave elected a new head of the catholic church stepping in after the unexpected resignation of benedict the sixteenth last month pope francis became the first pontiff ever from south america well earlier what could he carry drugs to last or to go with the new charges capable of bringing an end to continuing scandals. spoke to a lot of. especially as a lot of analysts are actually specialists on religion and they said the church is in crisis and they have listed numerous reasons for why that is happening like that you weeks or corruption scandals and they just. major modernization so francis really has a lot of things to work out and to go out. and his position would have done as an easy going to sort of change his tarnished image and it really is a tarnished actually yes well you could say that he's kind of making the first step because he has met with journalists already and that is something that none of the popes have ever done before so he's kind of making a step in that direction but yes you have to understand that media has actually played an important part in making in sort of pe
conclave elected a new head of the catholic church stepping in after the unexpected resignation of benedict the sixteenth last month pope francis became the first pontiff ever from south america well earlier what could he carry drugs to last or to go with the new charges capable of bringing an end to continuing scandals. spoke to a lot of. especially as a lot of analysts are actually specialists on religion and they said the church is in crisis and they have listed numerous reasons for why that...
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and pope benedict, this surprise resignatio resignation. you have to wonder what might be behind it, whether it's health issues or something else. mike barnicle joins us now with his thoughts. mike? >> a stunner. that's for sure. the church has obviously been in great controversy over the last several years, as joe just indicated. the abuse scandal that began here in the united states has spread throughout the world. this particular pope came into the papacy as pretty much the departed pope's successor, indicated he was very conservative, from germany. he was in charge of priests who had, you know, been charged with molesting kids throughout the world, not only in the united states. i don't know whether it's his health. nobody knows much more than we've just reported on this story right now. it's a stunning, stunning development. >> there had been reports earlier that he seemed exhausted, that he seemed out of touch and disconnected. but we'll be following this story throughout the morning, mika. big news, again, coming out of the vatican.
and pope benedict, this surprise resignatio resignation. you have to wonder what might be behind it, whether it's health issues or something else. mike barnicle joins us now with his thoughts. mike? >> a stunner. that's for sure. the church has obviously been in great controversy over the last several years, as joe just indicated. the abuse scandal that began here in the united states has spread throughout the world. this particular pope came into the papacy as pretty much the departed...
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then the sunsets on benedict xvi's papacy. 48 hours from no, benedict will no longer be pope. today we learned more details about his retirement. for instance, he'll be called pope emeritus, or in conversation, still your holiness. >> his holiness benedict xvi, pope emeritus. >> reporter: but no more swiss guards, nomore fisherman's either. >> simple white. very important point are the shoes. they will no longer be the red shoes that you've seen him wear. but he has chosen to keep brown shoes that were given to him on his recent trip to mexico. >> reporter: he also plans to live on the vatican grounds in a former nonery, no lo-- nunnery. no longer the holy father. for nearly a week now, the italian papers have run wild with a story of a sex and blackmail scandal about to explode. speculating that benedict really resigned because of a dossier he was given detailing the whole sordid mess. i mean, this is beginning to sound like a dan brown novel. >> the catholic church doesn't do dull. >> reporter: turns out a dossier does exist for the pope's eyes only, prepared by three elderl
then the sunsets on benedict xvi's papacy. 48 hours from no, benedict will no longer be pope. today we learned more details about his retirement. for instance, he'll be called pope emeritus, or in conversation, still your holiness. >> his holiness benedict xvi, pope emeritus. >> reporter: but no more swiss guards, nomore fisherman's either. >> simple white. very important point are the shoes. they will no longer be the red shoes that you've seen him wear. but he has chosen to...
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we just watched pope benedict leave the vatican. there they are moving along. >> straight to the helicopter is where they're headed. let's go to christiane amanpour and father irwin who are in rome right now sort of in the middle of all of that clapping and celebrating we just saw, christiane. >> reporter: indeed. and off he goes in that car, as you said, at a pretty brisk clip. he's going to the helipad which i'm told is at the vatican train station, if you can believe it and you know better than i that there is a vatican train station. he'll get on the helicopter and go. i just came from the north american college where i interviewed cardinal dolan about half an hour ago and he said, cardinal dolan, that him and many of the other cardinals, the american elected cardinals who are going to be staying there are going to go up to the roof to see if they can see the helicopter taking off. we've already seen cardinal turkson of ghana has joined the twitter revolution and he himself from the top of st. peter's behind me has tweeted a pic
we just watched pope benedict leave the vatican. there they are moving along. >> straight to the helicopter is where they're headed. let's go to christiane amanpour and father irwin who are in rome right now sort of in the middle of all of that clapping and celebrating we just saw, christiane. >> reporter: indeed. and off he goes in that car, as you said, at a pretty brisk clip. he's going to the helipad which i'm told is at the vatican train station, if you can believe it and you...
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we learn this morning that francis will meet with benedict xvi for the first time since the election on saturday. >>> mitt romney offered advice for conservatives yesterday saying they needed to learn from his mistakes. sarah palin speaks today at noon. >>> the state of maryland is preparing to ban the death penalty. yesterday democratic governor martin o'malley says he will sign the bill into law after it passes the state legislature. he says the death penalty does not detour criminals and is more expensive for life in prison. one prosecutor is promising to challenge the new law. >>> the pen the gone is taking threats from north korea very seriously to the tune of a $1 billion expansion of the missile defense system on the west coast. >> defense secretary chuck hagel says it's necessary for national security. tom foreman has more on the threat and how the defense system is supposed to work. >> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming a global threat because at the speed in which is it developing its nuclear program. how does the u.s. military want to respond to tha
we learn this morning that francis will meet with benedict xvi for the first time since the election on saturday. >>> mitt romney offered advice for conservatives yesterday saying they needed to learn from his mistakes. sarah palin speaks today at noon. >>> the state of maryland is preparing to ban the death penalty. yesterday democratic governor martin o'malley says he will sign the bill into law after it passes the state legislature. he says the death penalty does not detour...
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benedict xvi. we'll cover the water front on that story, on what we can expect from the state of the union, on the latest on the hunt for the cop killer in southern california, all across the board. >> people digging out up in boston and new york. not so much new york. certainly boston and connecticut and maine, the big blizzard of 2013. all of that coming up and your calls at 866-55-press. one way to join us. we want to hear from you, how you weathered the storm this weekend or go on twitter. give us your comments on facebook.com/bill press show. we will get right into it here with the entire team this morning. peter ogburn and dan henning. hello, guys. >> happy monday. >> very nice weekend. >> this news of the pope is stunning. some people say it was the first one, first pope to resign since 12-94. gregory xii resigned in 1514. it's been a hell of a long time. 600 years. they areability retire. released by the vatican that he just didn't feel he had the strength any more at the age of 85 to do th
benedict xvi. we'll cover the water front on that story, on what we can expect from the state of the union, on the latest on the hunt for the cop killer in southern california, all across the board. >> people digging out up in boston and new york. not so much new york. certainly boston and connecticut and maine, the big blizzard of 2013. all of that coming up and your calls at 866-55-press. one way to join us. we want to hear from you, how you weathered the storm this weekend or go on...
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pope benedict's most lasting legacy may well be his decision to leave. a very modern decision from a traditional man. that helicopter i told you about is going to take about a 15-minute ride to castel gandalfo, the pope's summer residence. the pope will remain there until restorations are completed on the vatican convent right here. there, the pope will live out his days in prayer and study. in his words, diane, he will be hidden to the world. >> all right, george, our thanks to you. and, of course, when the pope leaves, it will be up to the cardinals and their vote. and here's one snapshot from a modern pilgrimage. there he was, boston's cardinal o'malley, on the plane to rome, with a newspaper, wearing his signature simple brown robe. and we were all rewinding this tape today. seven years ago, take a look. there, sealed with a ribbon, a key turns and a new pope, pope benedict, is shown around his new home. the papal apartment. there are ten rooms, floors of 16th century marble. a library crowned with an antique ceiling. and soon, another man will be pa
pope benedict's most lasting legacy may well be his decision to leave. a very modern decision from a traditional man. that helicopter i told you about is going to take about a 15-minute ride to castel gandalfo, the pope's summer residence. the pope will remain there until restorations are completed on the vatican convent right here. there, the pope will live out his days in prayer and study. in his words, diane, he will be hidden to the world. >> all right, george, our thanks to you. and,...
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and benedict they came to hear him. he stepped aside when he felt he could no longer lead. >> i have no doubt that this was an issue of conscience for me. he was not going to play golf, i think he realized that in conscience, he had to perform pa is storal responsibilities. >> while some younger catholics say they want to see change from the next pope. >> the people that effect my faith life are people i interact with on a daily basis. i'm not going to rome and see the pope. >> none of us have seen the resignation of a pope. but people feel that as our lives are longer, this may not be the last resignation that we see. >> thank you. today's announcement spark as worldwide debate, who will be the next pope. peter turkson is a candidate and on the list, francis arinz event, a principal adviser to pope john paul ii, if selected either would be the first black pope in history and on the list of replacements, marc ouellet, the position of pope once reserved on italians is open to all. timothy dole of new york is considered o
and benedict they came to hear him. he stepped aside when he felt he could no longer lead. >> i have no doubt that this was an issue of conscience for me. he was not going to play golf, i think he realized that in conscience, he had to perform pa is storal responsibilities. >> while some younger catholics say they want to see change from the next pope. >> the people that effect my faith life are people i interact with on a daily basis. i'm not going to rome and see the pope....
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pope benedict xvi is resigning. the vatican has released a statement indicating age and fatigue as some of the reasons behind his resignation. "both strength of mind and body are necessary. strength which in the last few months has deteriorated in me to the extent that i have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me." cardinal timothy dolan reacted to the news on the tooch"today" just moments ago. >> you can report that i was startled. i'm as startled as the rest of you, and i'm as anxious to find out exactly what's going on. apparently, it is confirmed. when you called first, matt, you and i both chuckled and thought this might be another rumor. it's sure enough confirmed. i find myself eager for some news. i find myself itching to read the statement in latin. i hope you can translate it. >> interesting. of course, exactly what's going on is that the resignation will take place on february 28th, which means in 17 days. they will be in the position of picking a new pope. last
pope benedict xvi is resigning. the vatican has released a statement indicating age and fatigue as some of the reasons behind his resignation. "both strength of mind and body are necessary. strength which in the last few months has deteriorated in me to the extent that i have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me." cardinal timothy dolan reacted to the news on the tooch"today" just moments ago. >> you can report that i was...